Fandango (wrestler)
Curtis Jonathan Hussey[4] (born July 22, 1983)[5] is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of the Stable (wrestling) The System and performs under the ring name Johnny Dango Curtis (JDC). He is best known for his time in WWE from 2006 to 2021, where he competed under the ring name Fandango and is a former NXT Tag Team Champion with Tyler Breeze. He was also known by the ring name Johnny Curtis when he competed on the fourth season of NXT, which he won. He first competed for Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where was a two-time Florida Tag Team Champion with Tyler Reks and Derrick Bateman. His entrance music was popular among WWE fans and so it placed on the iTunes charts and generated coverage in mainstream media.[6]
| Fandango | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 257 lb (117 kg)[2] |
| Born | 22 July 1983
(aged 42) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Billed from | |
| Trained by | |
| Debut | September 1999 |
Championships and accomplishments
- Eastern Wrestling Alliance
- EWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kamikaze (2) and Brian Black (1)[7]
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tyler Reks (1) and Derrick Bateman (1)[8][9]
- Independent Connecticut Championship Wrestling
- ICCW Connecticut Championship (1 time)[10]
- Immortal Championship Wrestling
- ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[11]
- Northeast Championship Wrestling
- Power League Wrestling
- PLW New England Championship (1 time)[13]
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- PWF Northeast Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[14]
- PWF Northeast Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kenn Phoenix[15][16]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- South Coast Championship Wrestling
- SCCW Lightweight Championship (1 time)[18]
- Superstars Of Wrestling Federation
- SWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[19]
- WWE
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyler Breeze[20]
- NXT (season 4)[21]
References
- ↑ Dirty Dango BioTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fandango BioWorld Wrestling Entertainment.
- ↑ Johnny CurtisFlorida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ↑ Butterly, Amelia (March 10, 2014). "WWE's Fandango: Concussion campaign really beneficial". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/26465094. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ Defelice, Robert. Fandango Believes Karrion Kross Will Be A Big Star In WWE If He Learns To Not 'Sell' Any Frustration. Fightful (July 26, 2021). Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ↑ Martin, Adam. "Fandangoing" continues to gain attention in sports and online. WrestleView (April 13, 2013). Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ↑ EWA Tag Team Championship History. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ Champions Roll CallFlorida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ↑ Breaking news from FCW's latest TV Tapings (August 12, 2010)Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ↑ ICCW Connecticut Championship. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ ICW Heavyweight Championship Archived 2024-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Cage Match
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Northeast Championship Wrestling championship histories. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ↑ Johnny CurtisPower League Wrestling. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ↑ Title HistoryPremier Wrestling Federation. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ↑ PWF Northeast Tag Team ChampionshipPremier Wrestling Federation North East. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ↑ Title HistoryPremier Wrestling Federation. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013. The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: SCW - SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING. www.solie.org. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ SWF Heavyweight Championship History. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ↑ NXT Tag Team ChampionshipWWE. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ↑ Bishop, Matt. WWE NXT: Will Clay or Curtis be crowned next breakout star?. Slam! Sports (March 2, 2011)Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved March 2, 2011.